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Noun: ethyl ether  'e-thul 'ee-thu(r)
  1. A colourless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic
    - ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether

Derived forms: ethyl ethers

Type of: inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic

Encyclopedia: Ethyl ether

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